Today was a
little overcast, but proved to be the perfect day for visiting a glacier. The big water cubes (icebergs) were gone and
the seals were elsewhere (at least the majority of them) so we (and by that I
mean Captain Fabian) maneuvered the boat in a perfect position for glacier
viewing.
We started
the morning with brunch at Palo’s. Which
means eating a lot of food. We were
entertained by the dude at the next table trying to find that “perfect” glass
of wine. Danny, our shared server,
brought at least three glasses for dude to consume, but none seemed to be just
right. Danny then gave dude a wine menu,
but by the time we were finished and were leaving, dude still had not chosen a
wine to his liking.
Anyhow, then
we returned to our cabin to put on our stretchy clothes and headed out on
desk. We were still several hours from
the glacier, but the scenery along the way was amazing. They were also serving split pea soup in
bread bowls (which was delicious, since it was warm and it was pretty cold
outside). For lunch the cooks grilled out
on the deck, but after Palo brunch one is seldom hungry (or has room for food)
until dinner, so we opted out.
Soon we were
at the glacier, and it was beautiful. We
saw a smaller boat with passengers closer to the glacier, and several seals on
the small ice cubes. It is really a
beautiful sight!
After a few
hours, it was time for us to leave. We watched from the deck at the beautiful
scenery as we sailed out and then got ready to go to the concierge reception
(meaning free drinks and food). There we
met Captain Fabian (again) and Captain Mickey.
By the time we left, we were stuffed and decided to skip dinner. Besides, we were ready for the next
installment of the Avengers movies – Iron Man 2. Tomorrow we land in Skagway!!
******************************************************
Today was a
gift because: Palo brunch; viewing the
glacier; Molly’s ice bucket challenge; another reception
No comments:
Post a Comment